HOWLING MAD #23

by William M. Gaines

A softcover book. Pages are clean. Binding is tigh. Cover moderate wear. If you are not totally satisfied please return item for a full refund. Please send me a e-mail before leaving me a bad feedback so it can be resolved. We do our best to accurately describe the condition of items that we sell, but we are not the original owners of our items and we are not able to inspect every page so we may miss something. Older items tend to have some degree of tanning and if we state that an item is an ex-library copy, expect the normal stamps and stickers that are typical for those items. These are all used items unless otherwise specified and although we find items that look new, the majority have been used. So, expect some wear/creasing from normal use. We always ship your package in a timely manner. Unfortunately we have no control over carrier shipping time. Our goal is your 5 star feedback and we will do everything we can to ensure you are happy with your purchase.

Genres: Comedy, Humor

Paperback

First published January 1, 1962

Reviews

[Serena · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is pretty amazing how well the satire in this book has held since it was originally published in 1962.

[Rena Sherwood · Rating 4 out of 5]

My brother had a selection of Mad paperbacks, of which this 1974 reprint edition was one. I tried reading the paperbacks, but was just far too young to get most of the humor. I did enjoy looking for the hidden extras in the art frames, which could include nudes, bizarre graffiti or signs such as "We sell contact lenses with frames."

Although most of this paperback consists of magazine selections from 1963, some stuff from 1967 was added. It's really quaint to see things like transistor radios, Metrical, a very young Mickey Rooney and EVERYBODY SMOKING. It was also a little sobering to see crooked Union organizers, jokes about JFK before he died, and the Strohmann baker icon twisted only the slightest bit to sell better bombs.

Unfortunately, my brother got rid of his Mad paperbacks before I was old enough to understand them. I've been reading a lot of very serious books lately, so I wondered if I could find any Mad paperbacks on the Internet Archive ... and lo, this appeared.

[FranklinTV · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think these were a way for MAD to republish stuff from the 50s and 60s in the 70s. So, to a young teen, a lot of the cultural references didn't (and some still don't) make sense. Still, some amusing stuff but nothing memorable.

[Jason Vedder]

Couldn't find the exact edition I read. Seems to have been published in 74 with most of the content from 62 and 64. It has Nueman as a werewolf on the cover. Content is nothing special